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OCS Reading Roundup:Textiles, Apparels and Fashions

Just sharing a list of few articles from various blogs and website for your weekend reading. Topics are randomly chosen but interesting. Reading is important for us as there are many things to learn. Do you struggle finding good and interesting reading content? Check these articles.

Some important steps in the process of Denim fabric washing includes Pre treatment (Desizing, Rinsing, Scouring etc), Enzyme or Stone wash, Clean up to adjust the desire effect, Bleaching, Tinting / Dyeing and Softening & Much more.

Cotton plays an important role in our lives. We are rarely very far away from something made of or containing cotton. In clothing, linens, furniture, mattresses, vehicles, dollar bills and much more, cotton is always around us.
Cotton is the most abundantly produced natural fiber in the world. Over 82 million tons of textile fibers were consumed in 2013, of which cotton accounted for 30%, chemical fibers, 68.6% and all other natural fibers less than 2%. In 2013, cotton represented 96% of all natural fibers consumed at the mill use level.

You might be experienced that in some garment surface fibres forms small balls. These small balls are known as pills and processing is called as pilling. These pills are unpleasant to wearers and mostly found in sweaters, t-shirt. We don't like pills on the garment surface. How to get rid of these pilling? Author of this article explained few anti-pilling finishes that can help to reduce pilling in garments.

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Prasanta Sarkar is the editor and founder of OnlineClothingStudy blog. He is a Textile Engineer and a Master in Fashion Technology from NIFT, New Delhi. He has authored 5+ books in garment manufacturing technology field. Learn more about him and connect with him on Facebook and LinkedIn